Issue: 0.

3
Date: 12 th July 2010

Statement of
Capability
Drilling Risk
Management Services

Risktec Solutions Inc.

Ms Kris Smith
President
Risktec Solutions Inc
1110 NASA Parkway, Suite 203
Houston, TX 77058
United States of America
Tel:
+1 281 333 5080
Fax:
+1 281 333 5089
e-mail: kris.smith@risktec.com
Risktec Solutions Ltd.
Mr Steve Lewis
Director
Risktec Solutions Limited
Wilderspool Park
Greenalls Avenue
Warrington
WA4 6HL
United Kingdom
Tel:
+44 (0) 1925 611 200
Fax:
+44 (0) 1925 611 232
e-mail: steve.lewis@risktec.co.uk

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OVERVIEW OF RISKTEC

1.1

This Statement of Capability

This document summarises Risktecs capability to provide risk management services to the
drilling industry.

1.2

Introduction
Risktec Solutions is an established, independent and specialist risk management consulting
and training company, and is wholly owned by its employees. We assist clients in major
hazard industries and commercial and public sectors to manage health, safety, security,
environmental (HSSE) and business risk.
Risktec has its principal office in Warrington in the UK, with other offices in key locations in
the UK, Middle East and North America. Our activities are supported by a comprehensive
network of local representatives in other regions around the world. Our intention is to be
close to our clients.
Risktec employs over 100 professional consultants with experience across a wide range of
skill areas and industries.
Aberdeen, Ashford, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, London, Warrington

Calgary

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Houston
Kuala Lumpur

Risktec office
Representative office

Dubai, Muscat

Agency office

1.3

Our Clients
We are privileged to have many of the worlds best companies as clients in many sectors,
including oil, gas and chemical, nuclear and defence, transport, commercial and government
sectors.
We have delivered over 1300 projects to over 450 clients in over 40 countries. We
continuously seek new clients each year over 40% of our clients are new. We build longterm sustainable relationships with all our clients over 80% of our revenue is from existing
clients. 100% of our clients in our annual independent survey would recommend Risktec.

1.4

Our Independence
Our independence is achieved through our selected range of services, our legal structure
and our company values. As a wholly employee-owned company, our services are delivered
by our shareholders who have a vested interest in maintaining long-term client relationships.
We have no shareholders with competing corporate goals to satisfy, enabling us to offer
truly impartial advice.

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1.5

Our Services
Risktec is recognised as a leading provider of professional consulting and training services in
assessing and managing HSSE and business risks. Our experience ranges from delivering
small self-contained work packages to managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects with a
large number of stakeholders.
Our approach is based on a unique blend of creative engineering, scientific and management
skills, proven methodologies, up-to-date analytical tools and data, and a practical outlook.
RISK ENGINEERING

RISK MANAGEMENT

SPECIALIST SERVICES

Hazard Identification

HSSE/ Safety Cases

Independent Review

Fire, Explosion & Toxic Gas

Hazard Analysis

Environmental
Management

Auditing

Qualitative/ Deterministic
Risk Assessment

HSSE Management
Systems

Bow-tie Hazard
Management

Competency Management

Human Factors
Quantitative/ Probabilistic
Risk Assessment
Systems Design &
Assurance
Availability, Reliability &
Maintainability
Technical Integrity

Business Performance
Improvement
Environmental Impact
Assessment

Cultural & Behavioural

Improvement

Fire Protection

Business Risk Assessment

Incident Investigation

Health Risk Assessment

Business Continuity
Management

Natural Hazards Risk

Assessment

Project Risk Management

Organisational Change

Security Risk Management

Knowledge Management

Independent Verification

Products BowTieXP, SkillsXP, KM tools

Radiological Protection
Research and Technology
Structural Integrity and
Analysis

We use industry standard risk and HSSE software to add value to our consulting services.
We also develop customised tools to help solve unique problems not readily tackled by
standard methods, including working closely with Microsoft certified partners.
RISK ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Event & Failure Databases,

e.g. HSE-HCR, OREDA, NPRD

MS Maturity Model

HAZOP Manager, PHA

Works, PHA Pro

SkillsXP

Reliability Workbench,
FaultTree+, Risk Spectrum,
Logan
PHAST, FRED, CIRRUS

BowTieXP, THESIS
KnowledgeXP

AuditKM
FlowKM
CaptureKM
RiskKM

CFAST, ALOFT, FDS, SCOPE

Tripod-Delta

US EPA dispersion models

Cultural Survey Tools

FLACS, CEBAM,
AUTOREAGAS

Hearts & Minds

Experimental scale models

Bespoke Event, Effects, SIL
& Risk Models
Shell SHEPHERD, PHASTRISK, RiskPlot, RiskCurves
SURFER, @RISK, Crystal Ball
BowTieXP, THESIS

Project Risk Tools

SPECIALIST SERVICES
Fire Protection

HAAS
KY PIPE
F&G Mapping
Autocad

Human Factors
Bespoke HF Models
HEART, THERP

Incident Investigation &

Analysis
Tripod-Beta
Track
Black BowTieXP

Evacuation Modelling
EXODUS

Natural Hazards Risk

Assessment
Walkdown Tools
Vulnerability Data

Structural Integrity and

Analysis
Finite-Element Codes

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Risktec also offers a structured programme of risk management training modules in Risk and
Safety Management. Modules qualify for continuous education units and can be delivered
with assessment if required. Overall, our approach makes effective use of a clients training
budget through structured training that meets business needs.
Training & Education in Risk & Safety Management
Core
Core Modules
Modules
Introduction to
Practical Risk Mgmt
Hazard Identification
Hazard Assessment
Risk Reduction &
ALARP
Health, Safety & Environ ment (HSE) Mgmt Systems

Key features of programme:

Each module usually involves 2 days of
classroom teaching
Modules can be tailored to clients
facilities and operations
Programme can be delivered at clients
premises and timing is flexible
Learning delivered by practising risk
consultants, with emphasis on hands-on
practice
Modules qualify for continuous
education units

Oil & Gas, Chemical & Transport

Identification and
Assessment

Risk--Based
Risk
Based Decision
Decision
Making
Making

Nuclear
Nuclear Foundation
Foundation
Modules

International Marine
Safety & Security
Courses

HAZOP Study

Physical Effects
Modelling

Safety/HSE Cases

Risk Control Systems &

Performance

Nuclear Reactor Basics

Company Security
Officer

Bowtie Analysis

Human Factors in
Design & Operations

Accident Investigation
& Analysis

QRA for Oil & Gas &

Process Industries

Nuclear Reactor Safety

Principles

Ship Security Officer

Safety Integrity Levels

(SIL)

Oil and Gas Lifecycle

Hazards & Risks

Emergency Response
Planning

Oil & Gas & Process

Industry Risk Studies

Principles of
Regulatory Systems

Port Facility Security

Officer

Availability, Reliability
and Maintainability (ARM)

Nuclear Lifecycle
Hazards & Risks

Workplace Safety

PSA in Nuclear
Industries

Implementing a
Regulatory Regime

Maritime Security
Officer

Fault Tree & Event

Tree Analysis

Rail Industry Hazards &

Risks

Rail Safety Analysis

Radiological Protection

Process Hazard Analysis

Security Risk
Management

Business Continuity
Management

Radioactive Waste
Management

Specialist Software
BowTieXP Software

1.6

Nuclear & Marine

Marine

Management
Systems
Systems and
and
Implementation

Investigator 3 Software

Assurance and
Improvement
Performance Monitoring,
Auditing & Mgmt Review

Competency Mgmt,
Culture & Behaviour

Design Substantiation

Research Methods
Project Risk
Management

Our Solutions Approach

We are committed to providing clients with complete and pragmatic solutions, built on a
sound understanding of their business. We focus on clarifying the underlying problems at
the heart of any issue, before proposing a solution. We present our recommendations in a
clear and straightforward way. Throughout a project we work with our clients to ensure
ownership of the solution.
We believe this philosophy leads to mutually trusting
relationships with our clients.

1.7

Our People
Risktec consultants are highly qualified and experienced and come from a wide range of
backgrounds, including engineering and science disciplines, information technology,
operations and management. They are high calibre and motivated professionals with a clear
focus on meeting client expectations. Experienced management team members and senior
consultants assure technical expertise across our services, and have established reputations
with major blue chip clients.
The key values underpinning the culture at Risktec are empowerment, teamwork, solutions
and integrity. Our consultants are fully empowered to deliver all aspects of projects and our
employee ownership model promotes stability in our workforce.

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Teamwork
Our behaviour is
what matters!

Differentiation
Motivated
personnel
Client
Satisfaction

We will work towards Solutions by:

Providing clear advice to clients and colleagues.
Proactively identifying opportunities to reduce cost
and time.
Maximising the use of existing information.
Being open minded, helpful and constructive.
Acting decisively to meet client and Risktec
objectives.

1.8

Solutions

Through Teamwork we will:

Work collaboratively to win work and
meet deadlines.
Demonstrate respect for colleagues and
clients.
Be flexible in meeting changing situations
and demonstrate cooperative behaviour.
Share information and communicate in a
timely, open and honest manner.
Be helpful and supportive of colleagues.

Integrity

Examples of our values in practise are shown below:

We will work with Integrity by:
Taking personal responsibility to work hard and
deliver personal and Company commitments.
Being open and honest in all business activities.
Communicating in a clear, concise and timely
manner.
Always seeking to provide value for money.
Avoiding criticism of competitors and clients.
Highlighting potential conflict of interest
situations.

Empowerment

We are Empowered to:

Take initiative whilst keeping relevant
personnel informed.
Take responsibility for your own actions and
consider their impact on others.
Seek opportunities to develop others through
involvement and delegation.
Provide support to other personnel,
recognising that delegation is not an
abdication of responsibility.
Contribute constructively.

Quality Assurance
All work undertaken by Risktec is carried out in accordance with Risktecs QA System, which
is certified to BS EN ISO 9001:2008.

1.9

Customer Feedback
Risktec has commissioned annual independent Customer Satisfaction Surveys to find out
exactly what our clients think of us. The aim of these surveys, carried out in line with our
ISO 9001:2008 certification, is to help us build a better understanding of our clients views of
our strengths and weaknesses. The feedback has been consistently very positive.
Risktec is committed to developing sustainable and long-term business relationships and the
continuous improvement of all aspects of our service is a key part of this commitment.

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DRILLING RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Risktec has extensive experience in the drilling and well services sector. Our risk reduction
and management services to this sector include:
Safety cases
Drilling unit safety cases and full suites of integrated safety studies to meet regulatory
requirements or company and industry (IADC) best practice guidelines.
Safety, reliability and operability studies
Studies and workshops for drilling equipment and activities, such as FMEAs, HAZOPs, HAZIDs,
bow-ties, dropped objects, blowout and SIMOPs risk studies, and QRAs to reduce risks.
Safety-critical system performance and verification
Identifying safety-critical systems and elements, developing performance standards, assurance
and verification schemes, to prevent and mitigate major accidents.
Safety management systems
Integrated health, safety, security and environmental management systems to international
standards, including monitoring operational discipline and effectiveness.
Competency management
Competency requirements, role and task analysis, competency assessment and management
systems, to improve operational effectiveness and comply with regulatory demands.
Safety culture improvement
Safety culture assessment, cultural change support, behavioural safety coaching, worksite risk
assessment, incident investigation and training, to help develop just safety cultures.
Independent review
Safety case thorough reviews, technical assessments and audits, to provide a fresh look at key
issues and identify opportunities for improving equipment, operations and practices.
Training and education
Accredited training and education to post-graduate level in risk and safety management topics,
to help develop competent risk and safety professionals in industry.

Our experience encompasses a wide range of mobile offshore drilling units, as well as fixedplatform drilling rigs and land drilling rigs.

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DRILLING PROJECT EXPERIENCE

3.1

Range of Experience
In the oil and gas exploration and production industry Risktec has a substantial track record
of working with leading international and national oil companies, and drilling and well
services companies.
This has given us experience of a wide range of mobile offshore drilling units, including
semi-submersibles, drill-ships, jack-ups and swamp barges, as well as fixed-platform drilling
rigs and land drilling rigs.
We have worked on all aspects of the facility life-cycle, from concept design, through
detailed design, to construction, drilling and well service operations and SIMOPs.
We have worked on all stages of drilling and well services operations, from well design,
through exploration and development drilling, to well testing, completions, workover and
wirelining activities.
We also have considerable experience of a broad range of working environments, from
harsh offshore to mild onshore environments, and from shallow water to deepwater wells.

3.2

Example Projects

Drilling safety cases

Introduction
HSE Management System
Rig Description
Risk Management
Emergency Response
Performance Monitoring

BP Sakhalin
GSF
KCA Deutag
Noble Drilling
Pride
Saipem
Shell
Transocean

We specialise in practical,
IADC compliant, safety
cases which are understood
and used by the workforce

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Bowtie hazard management

Threats
Well Control
Incident-Kick During
drilling, Tripping, etc.

Threat
Riser Failure Impact,
Disconnect, Rig
Offset

Control Barriers
Well design, drilling
program & procedures
designed to minimize
potential for a kick to
occur

Threat
Dropped Object
Impact to Riser or
Controls

Threat

T.1.2.2

T.1.2.3

T.2.1.6

T.2.5.1
T.2.5.4

T.2.5.3
T.3.1.5

T.3.1.6
T.3.2.3

T.3.1.7
T.3.3.4

Location of existing
well bores relative to
well being drilled
known & audited prior
to spud

Secondary well control

procedures close in
BOP

Well kill procedures

wait & weight or
circulate out kick as
appropriate

T.2.1.2

T.2.1.1

T.2.1.3

T.1.2.2

T.2.1.1

T.1.2.2

T.1.2.3

T.2.1.6

T.2.1.3
T.4.1.1

T.2.4.1
T.4.2.1

T.2.1.4
T.2.1.6

T.2.1.5
T.2.4.1

T.2.1.2
T.3.1.1

T.2.1.6
T.3.1.2

T.2.1.1
T.3.1.3

T.2.1.6

T.3.1.2

T.4.2.2

T.4.2.3

T.3.1.1

T.2.4.2

T.2.1.1
T.2.4.3

Hazard
Hydrocarbons in
Formation
H- 01.02

T.2.1.6
T.3.1.2

T.2.5.1

T.2.5.2

Well design & drilling

program take account
of existing well bores

T.1.2.2

T.1.2.3

T.4.3.6

T.3.3.4

T.3.4.1

T.4.1.8
T.4.1.10

T.4.1.9
T.4.3.9

T.3.5.3

T.2.2.2
T.4.2.2

T.2.1.10
T.2.5.2

Drilling with real time

positioning & forward
ellipse of uncertainty

T.2.1.1

T.2.4.4

T.4.3.6

Emergency response fire fighting

T.1.1.3

T.2.3.6

Design of
accommodation (A60)
provides temporary
refuge

T.1.1.4

T.3.5.5

T.3.5.6
T.4.3.3

T.4.2.2
T.4.3.4

T.4.1.23
T.4.3.2

T.4.3.1
T.4.3.3

T.4.3.5
T.4.3.12

T.4.3.6

T.4.3.4
T.4.3.6

T.4.3.5

T.1.1.11

T.3.3.7

Medivac /evacuation

Emergency response
pollution control

T.4.3.3

T.4.3.11

T.2.3.7

Secondary well control

procedures close in
BOP

T.2.1.1

T.2.1.6

T.3.4.2

Control Barrier Effectiveness

Is it used/is it Does it work/is it effective?
in place?

Bowtie
code

Very Good Always

Good

Safety Critical Task Supporting Barrier Directly

Safety Critical Task Supporting Escalation Factor

Unknown
Poor
Very Poor

Fatalities/Injuries
Due to Fire/Explosion
Effects

Consequence
Un-ignited Release or
Spill to Sea

Consequence

BHP Billiton
GSF
Japan Drilling Co
KCA Deutag
Noble Drilling
OMV

Event

T.4.2.5

T.1.2.1

T.3.5.3

Isolate/control
potential sources of
ignition

Loc: DD1
Event: Release of
Hydrocarbons After
BOP Installed

Lifting by trained &

competent personnel
in accordance with
documented
procedures

Rating

T.4.1.23

T.2.4.3

Alert personnel by rig

General Alarm and PA
announcements

Alert personnel by rig

General Alarm and PA
announcements

Escalation Factors
T.4.1.23

Shear/blind rams (2
sets) can be operated
to close off well

T.2.1.1

Pre- lift planning, risk

assessment

Consequences

Recovery Barriers
Primary well control
procedure maintain
hydrostatic head

BOP operates casing

shear & one blind
shear automatically on
loss of signals & power

T.2.2.1

T.1.2.4
T.3.1.4

Lifting equipment
design spec, SWL,
maintenance &
inspection

Threat
Drill Into Producing
Well

T.1.2.1

Design basis of riser

to withstand
environment

Trained, competent
Drill Crew & Mud
Loggers continually
monitor downhole
conditions, recognize &
respond appropriately
to any impending kick

Always control has more than a 99% chance

of working when required
Generally control has a 99% - 75% chance of
working when required
Unknown/cannot Unknown/cannot be guaranteed - control has a
be guaranteed 75% - 50% chance of working when required
Occasionally
Possible control has a 50% - 25% chance of
working when required
Frequently

Rarely

Pride
Prosafe

Currently ineffective control has less than a

25% chance of working when required

Risktec is a world leader in the

application of the bowtie method a
unique, easily understood tool for
identifying gaps, demonstrating risk
control and communicating with people

Saipem
Shell
Transocean

Intro to Risktec Solutions Ltd

Safety-critical systems
performance
Agip KCO
Cameron
Nabors Drilling
Pride

HSE-critical element

Sakhalin Energy
Performance Standard

Shell

Maintenance and Inspection Requirements

Assess Integrity
against
requirements

Maintenance
Mgmt System

Technip

Risktec personnel
developed IADC North
Sea verification scheme
guidelines in 1996

Technical Integrity Verification Plan

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Safety management system

BHP Billiton

Policy & Strategic Objectives

Dockwise

Organisation, Resources & Competence

Ensco

Risk Evaluation & Management

Leadership &
Commitment

Corrective
Actions

Planning, Standards & Procedures

Implementation & Monitoring
Audit
Management Review

Continuous Improvement

Pride

We specialise in
practical systems
that ensure risks
are known and
processes,
procedures and
resources are in
place for
managing them

Intro to Risktec Solutions Ltd

Independent review
Legislative
Changes

Findings
from Audits
and
Exercises

Industry
Best
Practices

Organisational
and Personnel
Changes

ADCO
BHP Billiton
Blade Energy
Bunduq
OMV

Company
Standards
Change

New
Industry
Knowledge

Procedural
Changes

Incident
History

Ageing
Issues
Intro to Risktec Solutions Ltd

Risktec Solutions

Modifications to
Facility or
Operations (past
& planned)

Shell

We involve people
and recommend
improvements to
equipment,
operations and
practices

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3.3

Representative Project Experience

REGION
Client
AMERICAS:

Description and Location

Year

BHP Billiton

Hazard Management Study and HSE Case communication and operational

tools for Nabors Rig 657 jack-up, offshore Trinidad

2003

Well test hazard management study

Audit protocols for hazard management audits of drilling contractors
Corporate fatal risk protocol hazard bowtie
Enterprise wide drilling risk management bowties
Drilling HSE Case protocol
Production of bowties and critical task tables for Paul Romano Drilling Rig
Drilling HAZID
Safe System of Work and PTW Training
HSE Case for DD1 fifth-generation deepwater semi-submersible

2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
2007
2008
2003
2004

DD1 HSE Case update for completions activities

HSE critical task booklets for bow-tie / HSE training of DD1 workforce

2006
2006

FMECA for Shah Deniz Platform Wellhead, Azerbaijan

HAZID of Shallow Water Testing of Subsea Production System Xmas Trees
Dropped Object Survey for Jack Bates semi-submersible

2007
2006
2003

Blade Energy
Ensco, USA
Global Santa Fe

EUROPE:
BP Exploration
Cameron
Core Technical for
Shell Expro
Fairfield Energy
Maersk Oil Ltd.
Nexen, UK
OMV, Austria
OMV, UK

PETROM Romania
(member of OMV
Group)
Pride North Sea UK

Prosafe Offshore
Limited
Shell UK / Shell EP
Europe

Dropped Object Survey for Nelson platform

Workover HAZID for Dunlin Alpha
Development and delivery of incident investigation and analysis training
courses
Combined Operations Notification Buzzard and Galaxy III
Rig Audit
Drilling risk analysis for Meteor well, North Sea

2007
2007
2007

Drilling Operations HSE Support

Corporate Risk Bowties
Rig Audit

2009
2009
2006

Offshore Drilling Rig Operations HSE Audit

Pride North Sea (semi-sub) Safety Case and Verification Scheme
Pride Rotterdam (jack-up) Safety Case update, performance standards, fire
& explosion assessment, blast overpressure modelling, and QRA
Supplier quality management audit
Hazard bowtie development

2007
2002
2002

Combined Operation HAZID and Interface HAZIDs for K17 and Cutter QC
together with Combined Operations Safety Case for Cutter QC
Gas lift risk assessment, Pierce
FMEA for Riser handling system

2005

Technip Offshore UK
Ltd (TOUL)
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA:
ADCO
Hazard Register for onshore drilling facilities
Blade Energy
HSE support to Underbalanced Drilling project, onshore Yemen
Partners for Total
Yemen
Blade Energy
HSE support to Coiled Tubing UBD project, onshore UAE
Partners for
Margham Dubai
Establishment
Risktec Solutions

2003
2008
2007 - 09

2002
2005

2009
2006

2002
2005

2006

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REGION
Client
Blade Energy
Partners for Total
Algeria
Bunduq Oil Company
Dragon Oil,
Turkmenistan

Description and Location

Year

HSE support to Underbalanced Drilling project, onshore Algeria

2006

Hazard & effects register for drilling and well services

Development and Delivery of Risk Management Training Course in Dubai and
Turkmenistan
Provision of technical resources for Well Control Incident investigation
Rig move risk assessment
HSE Support for the Harweel Adaptive Drilling Process (ADP) Managed
Pressure Drilling program

2006
2006

HSE Support for the Tight Gas Exploration Adaptive Drilling Process (ADP)
Managed Pressure Drilling program - Jaleel SE
Facilitation of HAZID and HAZOP workshops for Fahud Underbalanced
Workover Pilot Project
Independent Review of PDO H 2S Respiratory Protection Equipment and
Emergency Response philosophy
Msileh A Blowout study
Rabab SE Exploration Well Blowout Study
Safety Audit (Compliance Review) for Saudi Aramco Drilling and Workover
Department, Southern Area Drilling Operations
Risk assessors training course for Drilling and Workover Department
Managers risk assessment and management tr aining course for Drilling and
Workover Department
Development of HSE Case for Underbalanced Drilling operations in PDO

2007

Shell International
E&P
AFRICA (see above for North Africa):

2004

BP Angola
Global Santa Fe
(GSF) for Shell
Gabon

Well Testing HAZOPs for Blocks 18 and 31

HSE Case for High Island 5 jack-up drilling unit

2007
2006

Dubai Petroleum
Petroleum
Development Oman
(PDO)

Saudi Aramco

Global Santa Fe
HSE Case for High Island 7 jack-up drilling unit
(GSF) for Pecten
Cameroon
KCA Deutag (Libya)
Support for T-202 HSE case
Transocean for SPDC HSE Cases and HSE-MS Bridging Document for Trident VI & VIII (jack-ups)
EA Project Nigeria
Transocean for
HSE Case update for Transocean 709
SNEPCO Bonga
Project
FORMER SOVIET UNION:
Agip KCO
Comparative and concept HAZIDs of layout options for Island D
Experimental Programme SIMOPS risk assessment
Layout review and coarse HAZOP of D Island FEED
Safety case for D island top hole drilling (Saipem)
HSEMS bridging document for D island top hole drilling
Fire and explosion study for D island reservoir drilling, including well spacing
issues
Interface HAZID for D island
Gassy soils HAZID
Safety case for D island reservoir drilling
Minimum facilities wellhead platform and cantilever barge rig QRA
D-Island Design HSE Case
D-Island Hook up HSE Execution plan and supporting HAZIDs
Risktec Solutions

2007
2008
2006

2007
2008
2008
2008
2006
2010
2010

2007

2007
2002
2001

2003
2003
2003
2005
2005
2005
2006
2006
2006
2007
2007
2007
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REGION
Client
BP Exploration
Azerbaijan
BP Exploration
(Elvary Neftegaz)

Deutag Drilling for

Agip KCO
National Oilwell for
Agip KCO
Pride International
for Agip KCO

Saipem for Agip KCO

Sakhalin Energy
Investment Co.
(SEIC)

Description and Location

Year

SDX-4 Extended Well Test - HAZOP

2006

Industrial Safety Declaration for Sedco 600 (semi-sub) for offshore Sakhalin

2004

Well-specific risk assessment for Sedco 600 (semi-sub) for offshore Sakhalin
Industrial Safety Declaration for Transocean Legend (semi-sub) for offshore
Sakhalin
Well-specific risk assessment for Transocean Legend (semi-sub) for offshore
Sakhalin
HSE Case update for T47 land rig (offshore island)

2004
2005

HAZOP studies for D Island drilling and utility systems

2005

Fire and explosion assessment for well releases and mud systems
HSE Case, Environmental Management Plan, HAZID, HAZOPs and HSE
Studies for Rig 319 land rig (offshore island)
Layout Hazard Review and Utilities HAZOP for Rig 321 land rig (offshore
island)
D Island rig removal HAZID and bowtie study
Drilling dropped objects HAZID

2005
2002

Shallow gas review for Lunskoye Platform

Water injection well risk review
QRA for shallow gas drilling

2004
2004
2005

Well perforation hazard management decision review

Marine oil spill QRA
PA-A Platform Gas Lift QRA
HSE Case update and HSE Studies for T20 jack-up

2005
2005
2007
2001

Transocean for Agip

KCO
ASIA & AUSTRALASIA (*Risktec Malaysia):
Japan Drilling
HAZID study and hazard management guidelines for experimental wells
Company
Transocean
Safety Case for Transocean D534 drill ship
Transocean*
Operational and Procedural HAZOP of Jack Bates Lifting and Racking Drill Floor
Operations
Nabors Drilling
FMEA for drilling tube lifting equipment
International
Noble Drilling
HSE Case for Noble Dave Beard
HSE Case Review and Update for Noble Jim Thompson
HSE Case Rollout Presentations for Noble Danny Adkins
HSE Case Review and Update for Noble Danny Adkins

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2005
2001

2003
2008
2003

2003
2006
2005
2005
2008
2009
2009
2010

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KEY PERSONNEL
Profiles of a selection of Risktec key personnel are provided below.
available on request.

Detailed CVs are

Name

Position

Qualifications

Experience

Bonsall,
David

Project Director

B.Sc. in Mechanical
Engineering

Following 20 years in line and project management roles in

the defence industry, David has over 19 years of experience
in HSE risk management in the offshore and onshore oil &
gas industry. His expertise encompasses the development
and implementation of corporate and operational HSE
management systems, HSE cases for high -hazard facilities
and technical risk studies for particularly problematic issues.
David has managed major UK and international projects with
clients such as Sakhalin Energy, Shell Pearl GTL, Qatargas,
OMV, BP, SNEPCO, BOC, Centrica, Brunei Shell, Maersk,
Transocean, Ensco, KCA Deutag, Petroleum Development
Oman and a number of companies in other energy sectors.

MSc in Turbine
Technology
Member of the
Institution of
Mechanical Engineers

Book,
Gareth

Project Director

BSC (Hons) Geology

MSc Applied Geology
Member of the
American Society of
Safety Engineers
Member of the Institute
of Environmental
Management and
Assessment

Clinton,
Peter

Principal
Consultant

FEANI Group 1
(Eur Ing)
CEng, MIET, MIEEE
BSc(Eng) (Hons)
Electrical Engineering
(Control Engineering
Specialisation)

Gareth Book has over 15 years experience in the

development and delivery of HSE and risk management
consulting projects in the oil and gas, petrochemical,
chemical, mining and utilities industries. His expertise covers
hazard identification (HAZOP and HAZID), HSE management
systems for oil and gas facilities (upstream and
downstream), including HSEIA/COMAH Reports, HSE Cases,
formal HSE studies and QRAs , practical use of risk bow-tie
methodology for control of HSE and business risks, HSE
management support to projects and development and
delivery of HSE risk management training workshops. Mr
Book has extensive experience of managing major
international HSE risk management projects for oil operators
such as ADCO, ExxonMobil, PDO, Saudi Aramco, Shell and
Total, as well as drilling and well service providers such as
GSF, Weatherford and Blade Energy.
Peter offers 39 years experience. For the first 22 years of his
career Peter designed and implemented a wide range of
control and monitoring systems based mostly on
programmable technology, including a substantial number of
systems with stringent performance and/or integrity
requirements. Peter has also undertaken a number of power
electrical engineering activities (LV, MV, HV and Power
Electronics) as a supplementary discipline, drawing on his
core electrical engineering education.
In the last 17 years Peter has provided engineering services
in a consultancy role, specialising in high-integrity control
and electrical systems, concept design and engineering
support (including review and requirements specification),
integrity substantiation and assessment (including support
for risk assessment and safety cases) together with
performance assessment and recommendations for
improvement in respect of reliability, availability, integrity
and/or other performance objectives.

Cromarty, Michael

Senior
Consultant

BA (Hons) Business
Studies
MSc Marketing
NEBOSH General
Certificate

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Michael has over 9 years of experience in developing both

quality and safety management systems for oil and gas
service and operating companies.
In addition he has
implemented various safety systems on offshore installations,
such as permit to work, risk assessment systems, etc.
Previously working for a drilling contractor, Michael was
responsible for providing HSE advice and support to
installation personnel, and has offshore safety advisor
experience. Other areas of experience include performing
audits and incident investigations, developing emergency
response plans, and HSE reporting.

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Name

Position

Qualifications

Experience

Flanagan, Ronan

Principal
Engineer

BEng (Hons) Chemical

Engineering,

Ronan has over 17 years experience in the oil, gas,

transportation and process industries.
His experience
includes technical safety for the design of offshore
installations, provision of safety support to offshore drilling
and production operations, support for regulatory
submissions, reliability modelling, FMECA, maintenance
planning, SIL assessments, bowtie and LOPA assessments,
hazard identification, consequence assessment, QRA,
physical effects modelling, development of offshore safety
cases, input to COMAH cases and ALARP demonstration.

MSc Reliability
Engineering and Safety
Management,
Associate Member of
the Institution of
Chemical Engineers
Fortner, Sam

Senior
Consultant

B.S. Mechanical
Engineering & B.S.
Marine Engineering
California Maritime
Academy, Vallejo, CA
U.S. Merchant Marine
3rd Assistant Engineer
Steam and Motor
Vessels, U.S. Coast
Guard License, any
horsepower

Mr. Fortner is a degreed mechanical engineer with more than

12 years of professional safety and engineering experience.
Mr. Fortners experiences include project management,
hazard analysis, process safety management, security risk
assessment, facility and equipment field surveys, training,
mechanical certification, workshop facilitation and 3rd party
verification and design review for both onshore and offshore
facilities.
He has conducted offshore safety case studies, as well as
explosion risk assessments, Process Hazards Analyses
(PHAs), Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPAs), dispersion
analyses and facility siting studies for a variety of facilities.
With his unique background, Sam has conducted 3rd party
certification reviews, ship and pot security assessments, EER,
ETERA, dropped object, vessel collision, SIMOPS, FMEA, and
MOC studies on Pre-FEED and FEED, design stage, and
existing projects.
Onshore facilities include chemical,
pharmaceutical, and petrochemical sites. Offshore facilities
include ships, FPSOs, TLPs, semi-submersibles, and fixed
platforms.

Harding, Andrew

Principal
Consultant

BSc (Hons) Degree in

Chemical Engineering
MSc Biochemical
Engineering
Member of the Institute
of Fire Engineers
Associate Member of
the Institution of
Chemical Engineers

Hurst,
Sheryl

Principal
Consultant

BSc (Hons) Physics

Lewis,
Steve

Project Director

B.Sc. in Physics (First

Class)

Associate of the
Institute of Risk
Management

Fellow of the Institute

of Risk Management

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Andy has over 20 years experience in his field and is

responsible for managing the Warrington Risk Management
Team. He has extensive experience of projects within the
oil, gas and chemical industries including: project risk
management, fire and explosion risk assessment and
protection, QRA, physical effects modelling, occupied
building risk assessment, development of HSE Cases, HAZOP
chair and peer review and recommendation for development
and of safety management systems.

Sheryl has 20 years experience of risk assessment and

safety case development on projects in high-hazard
industries including drilling rigs, offshore production facilities,
onshore gas and process plant, refineries and infrastructure
systems.
Her work has also included development and
delivery of technical training courses, HAZID workshops,
physical effects modelling, QRA, cost-benefit analysis, ALARP
demonstrations, and management system policies, processes
and procedures.
With over 25 years of experience in management system and
risk assessment applications, Steve acts as project director or
lead facilitator for large and complex risk consulting projects.
He has managed a wide range of international projects
ranging from strategic risk profiling studies, through risk
quantification, to full risk reduction programmes and
management system development.
Sector experience
includes oil & gas drilling and production, as well as other
high-hazard industries. Emphasis has been on providing
assurance to senior managers that risks to people, assets,
reputation and the environment are being properly managed
and opportunities for business improvement are recognised.

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Name

Position

Qualifications

Experience

Lidstone,
Andy

Principal
Consultant

BSc (Hons) in Physics

Andy has over 20 years experience in the field of safety and

risk assessment and has worked in a number of industries,
including oil and gas, mining, nuclear and defence, transport,
manufacturing and chemical sectors. Over the past 15
years, Andys work has been predominately in the oil and gas
industries, managing projects for facilities including drilling
rigs, refineries, mines, gas plants, and logistics operations.
His expertise includes techniques such as bowties, fault and
event tree analysis, failure modes and effects analysis,
consequence modelling, QRA, hazard identification,
preparation and roll out of HSE cases and qualitative and
quantitative risk assessments. Andy frequently provides
training in these topics together with incident investigation
training.

Member of the Institute

of Physics
Chartered Physicist

Moore, Greg

Principal
Consultant

National Institute for

Certification in
Engineering
Technologies (NICET)
multiple certifications
NFPA Fire Inspector I
State of Alaska-Fire
System Permit, Level
1C (Engineer)
State of Texas-Fire
Alarm Planning
Superintendant License
(Engineer)

Mr. Moore has over thirty years of experience in life safety

management programs, fire & gas detection and suppression
systems design & engineering, emergency program planning
& management, automation system design & installation,
system preventative maintenance, quality control and
assurance system management and customer support.
Mr. Moore is considered by many to be an expert in the
design and development of fire & gas detection systems for
oil & gas exploration / production facilities in extreme cold
environments. His many years on an industry research &
development team provided Greg with the knowledge
necessary to design the most reliable of systems without
impacting the budget.
Mr. Moore is well versed in the use and understanding of the
NFPA, Uniform & International Building Codes, Fire &
Mechanical Codes and various other Federal Codes from
OSHA Standards to DOD Standards.
Mr. Moore has 20 years of Honorable service (active &
reserve) in the U.S. Navy. His diverse background in Life
Safety lends itself to a philosophy of keeping it simple and
practical that appeals to Federal and State regulators and
business managers.

Myint, Sein
(Lawrence)

Senior
Consultant

PhD from UMIST, UK

Registered Fire
Protection Engineer
(FPPE)

Mr. Myint has over 20 years in fire protection engineering.

He is an expert in fine water mist systems. He has designed
and consulted on fire suppression and gas detection systems
for a number of clients, including oil and gas, government,
and the private sector.

Registered Chartered
Mechanical Engineer
(UK)

He was a Senior Lecturer at University Sains Malaysia after

obtaining his PhD from University of Manchester Institute of
Science & Technology (UMIST) in the UK.

Alaska Fire System

Permit IIC-DO and IIIC30

Mr. Myint developed corporate guidance documents and

procedures for fire and gas suppression and detection
systems for a large oil company.
He has performed
numerous fire code reviews for systems in oil and gas
industries, as well as the government and private sectors.
Mr. Myint has been involved in every aspect of fire protection
engineering, including, research and development, design,
installation, testing, maintenance and inspection. He is
intimately familiar with NFPA, Uniform & International
Building Codes, fire & mechanical codes and various other
federal, company and country codes and standards.

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Name

Position

Qualifications

Experience

Smith, Duncan

Principal
Consultant

B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics

Mr. Smith has 20 years of process safety and risk

assessment experience. He has conducted offshore safety
case studies including fire and explosion analyses, smoke
and gas ingress, emergency system survivability, escape,
evacuation and rescue analyses and dropped object studies
for clients worldwide.
He has conducted fire, toxic release, and explosion risk
assessments, Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs), Layer of
Protection Analyses (LOPAs), dispersion analyses and facility
siting studies for a variety of facilities, including: offshore
installations, refineries, petrochemical plants, and LNG
import facilities.
Mr. Smith has led and conducted offshore and onshore
Quantitative Risk Analyses (QRAs) for BP, ConocoPhillips,
CITGO, MODEC and others.
He was the safety representative on the detailed design of
the ExxonMobil Kizomba FPSO and worked with BP
Exploration Production Technology Group to develop
corporate standards and provide general support to
exploration and production projects.

Smith,
Kris

Principal
Consultant

B.S. (Hons) Mechanical

Engineering

Ms Smith has over 20 years of experience in the fields of

safety, process safety, risk assessment, risk management,
emergency response and training. Prior to joining Risktec,
she was Safety & Security Manager at a large petrochemical
site in Texas and was responsible for compliance with OSHA,
EPA and DOT.
She has conducted offshore safety case studies, as well as
explosion risk assessments, Process Hazards Analyses
(PHAs), Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPAs), dispersion
analyses and facility siting studies for a variety of facilities,
including: offshore installations, refineries and petrochemical
plants.
Ms Smith has led and conducted an offshore Quantitative
Risk Analysis (QRAs) for Shell. She has led bowtie analyses
and conducted multiple training classes involving the
following topics: safety, process safety and risk
management.
Additionally, she has developed and
implemented programs for behavior-based safety.
Ms. Smiths diverse experience in safety, process safety and
engineering offers a unique background for providing
practical solutions to clients varied needs.

Taylor,
Mark

Principal
Consultant

BSc(Hons) in Chemical
Engineering
MBA
Member of the
Institution of Chemical
Engineers
Chartered Engineer

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Mark Taylor has over 20 years experience in the oil, gas and
process industries, with a background in managing complex
R&D and engineering projects at British Gas. Mark has
extensive experience in managing and delivering risk and
process safety projects including HAZOP, HAZID, UK safety
cases and international HSE cases, HSE planning, hazard
management strategy, performance standards and training.
His facility experience includes offshore and onshore
production installations, drilling rigs and pipelines, as well as
logistics operations.

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